What did you get for Christmas?

[Dante Rising]

I celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, so I'm done exchanging gifts. I'm also running a 103 degree fever.


I walked away with:

Battlestar Galactica Season 1
Planetes: The Complete Collection
Shura No Toki: The Complete Collection
Hellsing Ultimate
2 books: Deathstalker Legacy and Deathstalker Return
1 tie (black and red, actually looks quite nice)


As you can see I'm a big Anime fan. I'm hoping Battlestar Galactica is good. I've never seen it, but I've heard great things.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

[warning]

My present

 

I'm a happy camper.

[Kobra]

We have 3 christmas celebrations,  1 for my wifes fathers side, 1 for her mothers side, and our family one, then a couple small ones.. Only 1 out of the way right now, the kids got some GREAT stuff.. A couple of fantastic things we are having a lot of fun with that came from some of the relatives yesterday;

Greatest toy, ever.
http://www.zerotoys.com/newsite/products/newzeroblaster.htm
The thing shoots rings of smoke that look fantastic, and bounce off peoples heads and stuff. 

Khet/Deflexion
http://www.khet.com/
Like chess on crack, with a mix of stratego and checkers.  Really cool stuff.

Deltasand
http://www.deltasand.com/
This is playdoh on crack.  Sand that doesn't make a mess, and never dries out, and can form into anything you want.  The kids spent hours today carving out castles and other stuff.  Really cool, well worth their grandparents importing it from sweden.

On a final note, a *GREAT* thing about having kids is the fact that they get great stuff from people I can play with, and I can spend loads of cash on them for stuff they will love - but deep down - I will love it too!   

[Dante Rising]

Khet looks absolutely incredible!  Is it just novelty, or does the game actually have legs?

[Kobra]

Khet looks absolutely incredible!  Is it just novelty, or does the game actually have legs?

Big legs, you have to watch not only your own laser, but the enemies, and it adds some pretty serious depth trying to factor trajectories of the lasers with your placements and how each one may/may not interact with your mirrors OR your enemies mirrors.  Really exciting game if I must say, I could play it constantly.  Plus, like everyone says - IT HAS LASERS!   

BGG 7.2 rating is considered high on that website;

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/16991

[ROTC1983]

Khet looks absolutely incredible!  Is it just novelty, or does the game actually have legs?

Big legs, you have to watch not only your own laser, but the enemies, and it adds some pretty serious depth trying to factor trajectories of the lasers with your placements and how each one may/may not interact with your mirrors OR your enemies mirrors.  Really exciting game if I must say, I could play it constantly.  Plus, like everyone says - IT HAS LASERS!   

BGG 7.2 rating is considered high on that website;

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/16991

I have seen that before, now I want to buy it...darn you Kobra. 

[CeeKay]

I have seen that before, now I want to buy it...darn you Kobra. 

+1.  Can we just ban Kobra before he causes me to spend more money?  :slywink:

[Kobra]

4 games of Khet tonight, and I crave for more.. I am tempted to wake the neighbor for a game, lol..  Khet is now on my top list of best games, and I have a pretty big selection of Euro/German board/card games, so that says a lot.

You simply cannot go wrong with it, I would have trouble thinking anyone would dislike it.. ITS GOT LASERS MAN!1!!1

[Kevin Grey]

I got:

Wii
Zelda Twilight Princess
Rayman Raving Rabids
Trauma Center Second Opinion
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Final Fantasy V Advance
Touch Detective
Elite Beat Agents
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
Bunches and bunches of nice shirts'

And my brother-in-law is going to detail my car for me. 
Coupla Best Buy Gift Cards
Alias Season 5

[EngineNo9]

I haven't gotten anything gaming related as expected, and due to shipping problems I haven't gotten some of my gifts yet, but so far I have gotten a couple books (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and The Pursuit of Happyness), a little Foreman grill, a free month of NutriSystem (I need to lose some weight amd am bad about cooking for myself so this might be good), an Amazon gift certificate and some other little "stocking stuffer" things. 

[ROTC1983]

4 games of Khet tonight, and I crave for more.. I am tempted to wake the neighbor for a game, lol..  Khet is now on my top list of best games, and I have a pretty big selection of Euro/German board/card games, so that says a lot.

You simply cannot go wrong with it, I would have trouble thinking anyone would dislike it.. ITS GOT LASERS MAN!1!!1

Kobra...please...stop...(Where did you buy it?  Can it be bought in stores?)

[spigot]

4 games of Khet tonight, and I crave for more.. I am tempted to wake the neighbor for a game, lol..  Khet is now on my top list of best games, and I have a pretty big selection of Euro/German board/card games, so that says a lot.

You simply cannot go wrong with it, I would have trouble thinking anyone would dislike it.. ITS GOT LASERS MAN!1!!1

Kobra...please...stop...(Where did you buy it?  Can it be bought in stores?)

Try this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/games/7eaa/

[Dante Rising]

I got:

Wii
Zelda Twilight Princess
Rayman Raving Rabids
Trauma Center Second Opinion
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Final Fantasy V Advance
Touch Detective
Elite Beat Agents
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
Bunches and bunches of nice shirts'

And my brother-in-law is going to detail my car for me. 
Coupla Best Buy Gift Cards
Alias Season 5

Damn....Kevin must have some dirt on Santa.

[ROTC1983]

4 games of Khet tonight, and I crave for more.. I am tempted to wake the neighbor for a game, lol..  Khet is now on my top list of best games, and I have a pretty big selection of Euro/German board/card games, so that says a lot.

You simply cannot go wrong with it, I would have trouble thinking anyone would dislike it.. ITS GOT LASERS MAN!1!!1

Kobra...please...stop...(Where did you buy it?  Can it be bought in stores?)

Try this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/games/7eaa/

Thank you!   You have a Merry Christmas!

Edit:  I ordered it and the Eyes of Horus Expansion...sigh.

[depward]

Wow dude Kevin, that is a BOATLAD!  Awesome!  Have fun with your Wii!

[CeeKay]

I got:

Wii
Zelda Twilight Princess
Rayman Raving Rabids
Trauma Center Second Opinion
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Final Fantasy V Advance
Touch Detective
Elite Beat Agents
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
Bunches and bunches of nice shirts'

And my brother-in-law is going to detail my car for me. 
Coupla Best Buy Gift Cards
Alias Season 5

Damn....Kevin must have some dirt on Santa.

either that or he's Santa's  "special boy"

[Sparhawk]

I got:

Wii
Zelda Twilight Princess
Rayman Raving Rabids
Trauma Center Second Opinion
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Final Fantasy V Advance
Touch Detective
Elite Beat Agents
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
Bunches and bunches of nice shirts'

And my brother-in-law is going to detail my car for me. 
Coupla Best Buy Gift Cards
Alias Season 5

Damn....Kevin must have some dirt on Santa.

either that or he's Santa's  "special boy"

Candy Cane taste tester.   

[dbt1949]

[Nth Power]

A couple of nice shirts, a couple gift cards and some speakers I've been wanting :

http://www.av123.com/products_product.php?section=speakers&product=82.1

[Zarkon]

$50 in cash, some clothes (much needed) and a 1 gig SD card.

[jblank]

So fa, from the wife:

All Terrain Crocs
Star Trek: Legacy (360)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 (DS)
Mario 64 (DS)
$50.00 Best Buy gift card
$25.00 Gamestop gift card
$25.00 iTunes gift card
2 pairs of pants for work
James Bond DVD Set #3
James Bond DVD Set #4
Pirates of the Carribean 2 DVD
Tennessee Vols Hoodie
Monopoly Here and Now Board Game

[Tebunker]

Sirius sattelite radio for me and the wife

A Ryobi Circular Saw

a Bill Bryson book

A Poker Chip Set

Oh yeah, my Xbox 360 I got a month and a half ago counted too.

[Sparhawk]

Pimsleur JAPANESE I
Learning to Read and Write Japanese (which I'll start working on after learning some of the language)
A brown belt


That's it for now, I won't be seeing any family until after New Year's Eve.

[Kevin Grey]

either that or he's Santa's  "special boy"

I...I...think I've repressed all of those memories.

But, hey, as long as Christmas's continue to be as good as this one, what's a repressed memory or two?

[Knightshade Dragon]

I've also gotten a few donations from you guys for the site!  I really appreciate that guys!  Thank you very much. 

[Lee]

All Terrain Crocs

I think of you a little differently now jblank.

[Kobra]

The kids just got these, totally fanastic; Heres a picture of one of my sons with his this morning. 



Funny thing is, he thought it was real, and was walking around really carefully not to cut holes in walls.. and dads legs. 

[Knightshade Dragon]

The kids just got these, totally fanastic; Heres a picture of one of my sons with his this morning. 



Funny thing is, he thought it was real, and was walking around really carefully not to cut holes in walls.. and dads legs. 

Ha!  That is awesome Kobra.  Very cool...heeh

[Graham]

So far I've gotten $90 in Best Buy Gift Cards, new Keen shoes, a picture frame with pictures of the two statues in front of Lambeau Field that my fiance took, new scarf and headwarmer, some new shirts, a desk organizer, a new CD, and a couple of other odds and ends.  I still have a few gifts coming, but so far I've made out pretty well.

[TheMissingLink]

New coffee-maker, (treated myself to a Wii yesterday) so I received Zelda, lots of new apartment stuff.

[ROTC1983]

Merry Christmas Everyone.  I got a 8800GTX, A+ Cert book, about 100 bucks in cash, tuition paid for next semester by my grandma so I am happy.  I just wish my father would get back from Iraq and be able to spend time with us.  Well, enjoy your time with your families and don't party too hard.   :slywink:

[DonD]

It's virtually impossible for someone else to buy me something related to computers or gaming since I often just buy for myself whatever it is that I want.

So nothing gaming related, but there were still a few surprises for me under the tree today.

[Mattc0m]

I got a 19'' LCD Monitor, an Xbox 360 (premium), a dozen Xbox 360 games, an Elura 100 (mid-range camcorder), a new watch, a $40 gift card, and a bunch of other, lesser items.

Overall, my best Christmas thus far present wise.

[mikeg]

$25 gift card for Hastings Book and Record
Multimaster tool by Fein Tools
360 wireless Live headset
360 battery charger with two batteries for controller
2 pair of jeans
Corderoy jacket
wallet
windshield for my scooter

Embarrassingly too much when I look around and see what good that money could have done. Amazingly, my wife's best friend called Christmas afternoon and told my wife that her Dad handed her and her sister each a check for $82,000.  And he said they would get another one like it next Christmas.  Jeez!  Just when I thought my scooter windshield was pretty cool. 

[pingwrx]

This was my best christmas yet!!!

My mom paid off my car loan I still owed over $15,000 =
Invasion dvd set
G7 wireless gaming mouse
Final Fantasy XII
Tony Hawk Project 8
Diamondbacks Jersey with their new colors
Suns shirt with the matching hat
New Braun razor I think my wife spent a fortune on it Seen it at Macy's for $250
$350 in cash
$50 bestbuy card
And the best present my stepdaughter is pregnant I'm gonna be a grandpa woot woot.

[Simon]

Logitech Harmony Xbox 360 Universal Remote(!)
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
Clerks II DVD
Oblivion (360) - (I might switch it for Marvel Ultimate Alliance)
Yoshi's Island (DS)
Black & Decker Power Scissors - (these are really awesome)
Oregon Scientific Atomic Projection Clock
"The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks

I got a few other things and a $75 check in the mail the other day. Overall a very happy Christmas here.

[CeeKay]

And the best present my stepdaughter is pregnant I'm gonna be a grandpa woot woot.

Congrats Gramps!

[Gratch]

I made out awesome this year. The haul (between wife, in-laws, & parents):

- 3 tan and 1 grey Dockers pants
- 3 Polo shirts for work
- Brown/Black leather belt
- 2 pair of new Vans
- New Univ. of Utah hat
- Storm-tater & Artoo-Tater to go along with my Darth Tater figure
- Pirates 2 & Cars DVD's
- DVD burner
- New wallet with $15 gift cards to Borders, B&N, Gamestop, Circuit City, Applebees, Ruby Tuesday, and a couple other local restaurants.
- Padded goalie shorts
- $100 in Amex gift cards
- $75 cash

And to top it all off, we were surprised with a $20,000, no-interest, pay-back-whenever-we-can loan from the in-laws so we can start the in vitro process next month. We thought we'd have to wait a whole 'nother year to put the money together for that.

Needless to say, it was a damn good X-mas.

[CrayolaSmoker]

And to top it all off, we were surprised with a $20,000, no-interest, pay-back-whenever-we-can loan from the in-laws so we can start the in vitro process next month. We thought we'd have to wait a whole 'nother year to put the money together for that.

As someone who is looking to save for surrogacy after we buy a house, I can truly appreciate what a blessing that is. One helluva Christmas present! 

[naednek]

My parents gave me my first tool set (Powersaw, power drill, flashlight)
Black and Decker drill bits
Screw drive/Socket set
Hammers
Measuring Tape
I got that cool wrench where it will adjust to the size of the nut for you
I also received the Ultimate Superman DVD collection (it's awesome!)
a 49ers apron (With Home colors on one side, and Away on the other)
$200 cash
$30 gift card for ITunes
My brother bought me the expansion for WOW, I told him before opening presents that I had cancelled WOW in August, I had no idea he bought that
Superman Ornament
BBQ Ornament
Placemats
China
And More China
The last three were for Erin and I (more for Erin)
Shirts
Pajamas
Ipod Case
Sony Headphones
Two gift certificates to the movies and $70 to use for dinner for a date night with Erin
BBQ light
Gas Propane Tank Level Meter
and a tool chest for my tools